CCE CENTER
 The
Coordination, Consultation, and Evaluation (CCE) Center works with
six research centers at universities across the United States to facilitate
research regarding behavior and/or reading intervention models for
K-3 students. The CCE Center provides technical assistance to the research
centers and serves in an advisory capacity to the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). The CCE Center's four
main functions are: (1) communication, (2) collaboration and coordination,
(3) consultation/technical assistance, and (4) dissemination of information.
View diagram of the Organizational Structure
and Major Functions of the CCE Center.
Communication
The CCE Center is focusing on the following major areas of communication:
- Coordinating ongoing communications with the project officers and
with principal investigators of the six research centers
- Establishing multiple opportunities for research center directors
to share information
- Facilitating the development and dissemination of annual reports
on the research efforts and results of all six centers
- Soliciting and implementing the recommendations of the National
Advisory Board to enhance the quality of the research design and
use of the research findings
- Facilitating the dissemination of results to audiences beyond the
research centers in the field of special education, education, and
psychology
Collaboration and Coordination
The CCE Center is primarily responsible for facilitating the coordination
and analysis of a common database for a tracking sample. Specifically,
the following major objectives are the focus of coordination and analysis
of the common database:
- Designing measures and methods for collecting data on the tracking
sample for each research center to answer seven
common research questions
- Coordinating the collection of common data across research centers
- Ensuring the security and orderly management of common data
- Providing analysis of the common data set
- Producing annual summary reports of the results of the analysis
Consultation/Technical Assistance
The following areas of consultation are currently part of the CCE Center
activities:
- Providing technical assistance regarding measurement, design, and
analysis issues relevant to the common database
- Providing strategic technical assistance to the six research centers
regarding site-specific measurement, design, and analysis issues
- Providing leadership and support for conducting cost-effectiveness
analyses
Dissemination
The following areas of consultation are currently part of the CCE Center
activities:
- Preparing and disseminating reports and documents on research findings
and related topics
- Disseminating best practices to LEAs and schools in practical formats
in consultation with OSEP
- Developing electronic procedures for multisite sharing of data
and documents
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